Abstract: A recording medium having two outer sheets (1, 3) forming a pocket, and an extractable intermediate sheet (5) lying in between, the latter producing a recording contrast in a recording action and being removed from the pocket after noting, there further being provided between the outer sheets a sticky area (17), which does not stick to the intermediate sheet but to the opposite sides of the outer sheets (1 and 3), in order to prevent an impairment of the noting by the sticky area (17) provided, the sticky area (17) is provided on one side with respect to the intermediate sheet (5) and the operative connection effecting the recording contrast is arranged on the other side of the intermediate sheet (5) between the latter and the outer sheet (1) neighboring there.

Abstract: A water closet is disclosed having a bowl with rim wash outlets and a tank connected thereto containing flushing water at a level where most of the water will not flow by gravity through the bowl rim outlets. A tank water withdrawing device is mounted in the tank and is automatically activated when flushing is initiated to withdraw water from the tank and direct it to the bowl rim outlet to supplement the volume of water flowing from a water supply inlet connected to the tank to conserve water usage and provide proper rim wash at low water supply pressure.

Abstract: A ball joint wherein a global head of a ball stud is covered with a bearing seat made of a hard synthetic resin so that the global head is movable in the bearing seat, a shank formed integral with the ball stud is projected from the global head, the bearing seat with the ball stud is pressed into a housing having openings at both ends, so that the shank of the ball stud is projected out of the opening at one end of the housing, engagement portions at both ends of the bearing seat are brought into engagement with the corresponding ends of the housing, and at least one of the engagement portions of the bearing seat is heated and caulked over the corresponding end of the housing to securely fix the bearing seat to the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus for anastomosing a digestive tract including a plurality of substantially U-shaped retainers that are disposed around an annular groove in the outer periphery of a support tube formed of a soluble material. The annular groove has inner side and bottom surfaces and the retainers are disposed in the tube at a plurality of locations along both the inner side surfaces and the inner bottom surface of the groove in a radial array. The retainers have spaced apart ends and are each made of a shape memory alloy or resin endowed with a property of moving the spaced apart ends to a closed state at a predetermined temperature, or made using a spring member, or provided at the spaced apart ends with magnets that will attract each other. In use, the retainers are released from the support tube when the soluble material of the support tube is dissolved and assume closed state when they reach the predetermined temperatures to clamp the digestive tract therebetween.

Abstract: A concrete mixer is disclosed having a mixing drum and a drag body is mounted in the drum which has a drag surface positioned to at least partially come into contact with concrete in the drum during a measuring phase in the concrete mixing operation. A hydraulic driving circuit is provided to oscillate the drag body at least during the measuring phase. A pressure sensor is connected in the hydraulic driving circuit for measuring the actual pressure value in the hydraulic driving circuit which is indicative of the flow resistance on the drag surface during the measuring phase of the mixing operation.

Abstract: Liquid crystal cell using the electrically controlled birefringence effect and processes for the production of the cell and a uniaxial medium or material of negative optical anistropy usable therein.The cell can comprise two crossed rectilinear polarizers, two glass plates provided with transparent electrodes and placed between said polarizers, a liquid crystal layer between the plates and, between a plate and a polarizer, a layer of a negative uniaxial thermoplastic polymer having its extraordinary axis perpendicular to the plates. This layer can be obtained by heating the polymer up to the isotropic state, under a uniform presure on the polarizers, cooling and eliminating the pressure. Application to the production of data display devices.

Abstract: A transferring and sorting apparatus wherein an endless sorting belt is provided in a transfer body moving along a transfer passage, which sorting belt is capable of transferring articles in the direction crossing the direction of movement of the transfer body. This sorting belt is placed over a driving pulley, which is connected via a transmission device to a friction wheel provided below the transfer body. A friction member adapted to be moved toward and away from the friction wheel is provided in predetermined positions on the transfer passage. When the friction member is moved to engage the friction wheel, the turning movement of the friction wheel rolled with the friction member is transmitted to the driving pulley to drive the sorting belt toward one side portion of the transfer passage.

Abstract: A receptacle handling machine for the handling of receptacles which are passed through the machine and having a machine frame and at least one receptacle guiding body releasably mounted on the machine frame, the guiding body on its end adjacent the frame is formed with first insertion and stop elements to respectively engage in pairs, in the assembled state, associated second insertion and stop elements of the machine frame. The guiding body is positively held transversely to the direction of insertion and a clamping member is attached to the guiding body or to the machine frame. The guiding body is held either non-positively or positively in the direction of insertion together with the stop elements.

Abstract: A programmable wire stripper is provided for cutting and stripping selectively variable length insulation portions from the end of wire segments presented at a workstation. The stripper includes a base frame mounted in fixed relation to the workstation and a carriage mounted on the base frame for movement toward and away from the workstation by a first drive. A turret is mounted on the carriage for movement relative thereto. The turret has a plurality of individual mounting positions and an insulation cutting mechanism is mounted on the turret at each of the mounting positions for movement between open noncutting and closed cutting positions. A second drive is provided for moving the turret to place any selected mounting position and its associated cutting mechanism at the workstation. A first actuator is provided to effect closing of the cutting mechanism.

Abstract: A method for washing and cooling cottage cheese curds and including the steps of disposing a housing in a horizontal position, admitting a washing and cooling fluid into an upstream end of the housing and discharging it at a downstream end to establish a reservoir of flowing fluid, placing the material into the reservoir adjacent the downstream end, lifting the material in the reservoir transversely to the normal direction of fluid flow, lowering the material in the reservoir at an acute angle relative to the normal direction of fluid flow to more the material in an upstream direction, and repeating the lifting and lowering steps until the material is discharged at the upstream end of the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a portion of insulation adjacent the ends of wire segments having different gauge conductors for the purpose of stripping the cut portion therefrom.

Abstract: A crucible is disclosed for use in an induction furnace comprising a bottom wall and a circumferential sidewall. The sidewall comprises a plurality of vertically extending wall elements arranged parallel to each other. Each wall element has circumferentially spaced apart transverse faces and a duct means traversing therethrough in open communication between the spaced apart transverse surfaces. The duct means of each wall element are in aligned facing relation with the duct means of adjacent wall elements. An electrically insulating joint is interposed in sealing relation between each of the adjacent wall elements and having duct openings therethrough in open registry with the ducts presented by adjacent wall elements to form at least one channel interconnected between the crucible wall elements to carry a cooling liquid.

Abstract: A plastic material molding apparatus, wherein when the pressure at a material inlet of a cylinder of a material holding mechanism increases as a piston in the cylinder compresses a resilient member provided in the material holding mechanism, the speed of a motor for driving a material fluidizing mechanism is reduced. A servo motor for intermittently driving a plastic material metering and delivering mechanism is controlled according to the revolution speed and a predetermined total number of revolutions of the servo motor and to the number of pulses from a pulse generator provided in the servo motor. A relief valve is interposed between a material delivery port and a delivery nozzle of the metering and delivering mechanism, the relief valve being adapted to open when the material pressure at the delivery port is higher than the relief pressure, the relief pressure being set higher than the vapor pressure according to the temperature of the material at the delivery port.

Abstract: A collapsible swimming pool is provided which comprises a plurality of nestable sections. Each section has a bottom wall with an inner portion and a side wall which is connected with the bottom wall to extend in a generally vertical direction when the pool is set up for use. A retainer is provided for securing the inner portions together. The side wall of each section has generally vertical leading and trailing edges. A first locking flange is provided on the leading edge and a second locking flange is provided on the trailing edge. The first locking flange on the side wall of one section is interlockable with the second locking flange on the side wall of a next adjacent section to releasably secure all the sections together when the pool is set up.

Abstract: A receptacle comprises a plurality of juxtaposed tanks interconnected adjacent upper portions thereof in liquid communication with each other by eyelets defining liquid transmitting passages. Each of the tanks has an open top closed by a funnel shaped cover having a central opening for admitting burning liquid fuel. Spheres are suspended from the covers to normally seal the liquid transmitting passages with the spheres each having a density which will permit them to float on the liquid fuel when it rises to the level of the passage to thereby open the passage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a piston dispenser for pasty products which has a single dispensing passage for simultaneously dispensing two products such as a stripe on toothpaste. The dispenser has a pump chamber (5) of a delivery mechanism and a stripe chamber (6) of a dispensing unit (A) disposed radially adjacent one another in free communication with the interior cavity (3) of the dispenser without the provision of valves. The dispensing unit (A) also includes the dispensing passage (29') which has an opening in communication with the stripe chamber.

Abstract: An overheating and scaling control device for a fluid heating apparatus, such as a domestic water heater, removes the hot fluid in the heater when demand ceases. A piston (46) mobile within a case (28) separates the latter into two compartments (32, 36) respectively connected to the cold water supply pipe (16) and to the hot water discharge pipe (22). In operation, the pressure in pipe (16) is higher than the pressure in pipe (22) and piston (46) is moved to the left. On stopping, the pressures are equal in both pipes and spring (40) moves piston (46) to the right. Cold water is fed into the exchanger tube (20), so that the hot water contained in the latter is discharged into pipe (38) and compartment (36).

Abstract: A tape winding direction switch device of a cassette tape recorder wherein a switching operation member which is operated in accordance with a fast forward lever and a fast rewinding lever is provided so as to operate a gear engagement clutch plate which selectively rotates a pair of reel mountings, a tape winding direction switching plate is connected elastically through a switching rotary nember to the switching operation member, and the fast forward lever and the fast rewinding lever are operated without any concern with the tape winding direction switching plate.

Abstract: A skateboarding toy, wherein a mechanism frame adapted to support a toy body horizontally and rotatably is erected on a skateboard having a drive wheel and front steering wheels, and a steering rod for operating the front wheels is provided. When the drive wheel is driven, the toy body with the skateboard is advanced in a straight direction and when the steering rod is moved back and forth, the front wheels are turned horizontally toward the right and left alternately with respect to the advancing direction of the skateboard, so that the skateboard runs along a snaking path.

Abstract: A seat assembly for use on a vehicle which comprises a seat pan having seat and backrest portions and a contoured edge. An inner support ring is provided that has a periphery to match the contoured edge, and an interior surface and an outer surface. Seat and backrest cushions are supported by the seat pan and have an outer margin secured to the interior surface of the support ring. A channel shaped finishing strip is mounted on the contoured edge. An upholstery covers the cushion and has a selvage edge that extends beyond the cushion to lay between the outer surface of the support ring and the contoured edge of the seat pan. A mounted means secures the support ring to the seat pan to lock both the selvage edge and the channel shaped finishing strip in place between the support ring and the contoured edge.